Multe

Multa is a very famous word in Italy. It means 'a fine'. Thanks to my dear husband I learnt a lot about Italian attitude towards paying a fine. Which also shows how the character of Italians work. So the common attitude was (is?!) more or less the following: don't pay, they will forget. This was also approach that my husband learnt during his life (like all his compatriots). The result? Lots of money to pay now as in the meantime the official policy has changed. The special office was created to chase people defaulting on payments. Ha, what a surprise! I suppose people don't fully support the idea if there were some bombs installed in the offices of Equitalia. 
It will take years to change old way of thinking anyway... I'm working hard at least on one mind at home to change.